Winter Warm Up and Program Assistant Training – September 10

Our Annual Winter Warm Up and Program Assistant Training takes place on Saturday, September 10 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The Winter Warm Up and Program Assistant Training is for our skaters in StarSkate 2, Junior, Intermediate and Senior programs. Your skater must be registered for Fall session in order to participate in the On-Ice portions of the day.

Any skaters who are interested in assisting CanSkate for the 2016/17 season must attend the Program Assistant Training.

Below is the schedule for the day

9:00 am to 10:00 am

  • On Ice – Starskate 2 and Juniors
  • Off Ice – Intermediate and Seniors

10:00 am to 11:00 am

  • On Ice – Intermediate and Seniors
  • Off Ice – StarSkate 2 and Juniors

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

  • Program Assistant Training – Part 1 (On Ice)

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

  • Program Assistant Training – Part 2 (Off Ice)
  • Lunch included

If you have any questions about Winter Warm Up, email [email protected]

Seeking Donations for Carnival Raffle Prizes

As Carnival is fast approaching, we are seeking donations for our Carnival Raffle.  The types of items we are requesting include gift cards, service, or merchandise.  These may be oriented towards kids and adults.  If you are not sure if an item/service would fit, please do not hesitate to ask.

Any RPFSC member who donates an item/service with a minimum value of $20 will be credited with 1 volunteer hour, either towards Carnival or the Winter Session to a maximum of 2 hours.

We are making a letter available here if you would like to use it when you approach businesses to solicit items/services.  Again, any items with a $20 value that are donated by a business through your initiative will give you a 1 hour credit towards your Carnival or Winter volunteer hours (to a maximum of 2 hours).

All donations must be received by the RPFSC registration desk or exact description and value details sent to [email protected] by Saturday, March 5th to allow us sufficient time to obtain our Gaming License for our event.

Any questions by be directed to [email protected]

Volunteer Sign Up for Carnival

Carnival is just over a month away and we are now inviting you to sign up to volunteer. As we have two shows, the practice is that each family should volunteer at one show and watch the other.

Here are the duties that are available:

  • Door:  Hand out programmes, sell RPFSC merchandise (eg. water bottles & towels), receive any donations, give donation box to Treasurer
  • CanSkate Sign In: Sign in the CanSkaters as they arrive, dress them in their simple costume, accompany them to the CanSkate  dressing room.
  • CanSkate Dressing Room: Keep CanSkaters occupied during the beginning of the show, get them ready when their number is up, sign the skaters out to their parents at the mini intermission.
  • Star/Open Dressing Room: Be in the dressing room with skaters during show, assist with costume changes, ensure skaters are  ready for their numbers.
  • Runner: Getting groups and solo/duo/trio skaters from dressing room out to ice in time for their numbers.
  • Raffle Tickets: Sell raffle tickets, monitor raffle prizes, ensure security of raffle prizes.

Click here to open and view the schedule then email [email protected] to sign up

Fall Session Volunteers

Thank you to our September to November Volunteers. You have done a wonderful job. If you have signed out keys during your shift, we ask to you to return them at the end of your volunteering session.

The next set of volunteering duties starts on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.  Thank you to those who have signed up. We still have the  following spots available for the second half of Fall:

TUESDAYS – November 3 to December 15
5:15 – 6:00 pm – 2 spots
SATURDAYS –  November 7 to December 5 & December 19
9:00 – 9:45 am –  2 spots
9:45 – 10:30 am  – 1 spot
10:30 – 11:15 am –  1 spot

To sign up for one of these shifts, email [email protected], or check the sign up sheets at our Registration Desk.

Unable to do a shift?  Watch for more opportunities to volunteer as we will be doing a shout out in the coming weeks for help with preparing and putting on our Family Skate (December 12) and Carnival (March 19, 2016).